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Urban Renaissance Group is proposing to demolish the Oregonian Publishing buildings near Southwest 17th Avenue and Yamhill Street and redevelop the two parcels.

The developer and GBD Architects are considering several possible multiuse designs for the project that would include office, retail, housing and parking, according to an early assistance request. Possible heights vary from 86 to 160 feet, with floor-to-area ratios of 6:1 to 9:1.

The project encompasses a half-block at 817 S.W. 17th Ave., and a full block at 1621 S.W. Taylor St.

Initial plans call for 513 parking spaces. They would also be available as 鈥渟hared spaces for other nearby uses.鈥� The site is near Providence Park, home of the Portland Timbers.

The applicant is Michelle Schulz of GBD Architects.

Project backers indicated they’re interested in retaining and widening an existing tunnel that connects the parcels. They also inquired about the feasibility of opening Southwest 17th Avenue to two-way traffic between Yamhill and Taylor streets.

Krista Bailey, director of project management at Urban Renaissance Group, declined to answer questions regarding the project when reached.

鈥淲e are still in very preliminary study,鈥� she said.

Meanwhile, in outer east Portland, an early assistance request has landed for a five-story, 146-unit apartment building at 10840 S.E. Salmon St. Forty-nine parking spaces would be provided. The proposed site east of Interstate 205 is adjacent to Floyd Light City Park.

The building would be no higher than 50 feet, in keeping with Gateway District standards, according to an early assistance application.

Lane Lowry is listed as the owner. Ankrom Moisan Architects is engaged on the project. The applicant is Dan Williams of Faster Permits. The city application does not identify the developer.

Also, in Northeast Portland, Gerding Edlen and the Portland Housing Bureau are seeking to develop a six-story multifamily building with ground-floor retail space. The site at 3368 N.E. Martin Luther King Blvd. is a city-owned vacant lot south of Northeast Fremont Street.

Carleton Hart Architecture is designing the project.